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Should The Minimum Wage Be Raised?
#189 Will increasing the minimum wage help or harm workers and businesses? How many U.S. workers are paid at or below the minimum wage? More informat…
Money For the Rest of Us
01/24/2018
Should You Pay Off Debt Or Invest?
#188 How our net worth is more than our financial capital but includes our lifetime earning capacity or human capital. What role does debt play in in…
Money For the Rest of Us
01/17/2018
Do You Have Dollars and Sense?
#187 Why opportunity costs should be our primary frame for deciding what to buy instead of anchoring, mental accounting or whether we pay with a cred…
Money For the Rest of Us
01/10/2018
Why Do We Pay Taxes?
#186 Why paying taxes has very little to do with funding the federal government. We also explore the potential impact of the U.S. tax reform on house…
Money For the Rest of Us
01/03/2018
Introducing Topics by Money For the Rest of Us
There is no regular episode of the podcast this week, but there is a new podcast you can subscribe and listen to: Topics by Money For the Rest of Us.…
Money For the Rest of Us
12/27/2017
A Conversation On Retirement With Jason Parker - Year End Special
A wide ranging discussion on retirement math, sequence of return risk, investing buckets, scaling exposure to Bitcoin and gold, and creating a lifest…
Money For the Rest of Us
12/20/2017
Are U.S. States Just Like Greece?
#185 How Illinois and other states can suffer a debt crisis like Greece but why it wouldn't lead to an economic depression similar to what Greece suf…
Money For the Rest of Us
12/13/2017
Massive Job Losses Are Inevitable But There Will Still Be Work
#184 Why technology eliminates jobs but doesn't increase the level of unemployment even though for more than 50 years that has been the worry.See Pri…
Money For the Rest of Us
12/06/2017
How To Invest In Commercial Real Estate
#183 What to look for when investing in public real estate investment trusts ("REITs), private REITs and direct real estate deals on crowdfunding rea…
Money For the Rest of Us
11/29/2017
Was Tulipmania Just Like Bitcoin?
#182 What caused tulip mania in the 17th century in the Netherlands and how is it similar to Bitcoin?See Privacy Policy at link …
Money For the Rest of Us
11/22/2017
Does Illegal Immigration Help or Hurt the Economy?
#181 What is the economic impact of illegal immigration. What would be the cost and impact of mass deportation.See Privacy Policy at link
Money For the Rest of Us
11/15/2017
Can You Outperform Harvard's Endowment?
#180 Why have college endowments underperformed a simple three fund Vanguard portfolio? Should you mirror a simple two or three fund portfolio or inv…
Money For the Rest of Us
11/08/2017
Free Markets and the Great Famine
#179 How a concern about interfering in markets and trade may have contributed to over one million deaths during the 19th century Great Famine in Ire…
Money For the Rest of Us
11/01/2017
Japan the Impact of a Shrinking Population
#178 How a country’s working age population growth impacts economic growth and stock returns. What Japan can do about its population decline.See Priv…
Money For the Rest of Us
10/25/2017
How Business Contributes To Income Inequality
#177 How high profits and low investment by business in R&D and workers lead to income inequality. Why the current situation is unsustainable and…
Money For the Rest of Us
10/18/2017
Are 60 Percent of Americans Insolvent?
#176 What percent of Americans are insolvent and what makes data trustworthy.See Privacy Policy at link and California Privacy N…
Money For the Rest of Us
10/11/2017
How To Conduct Investment Due Diligence
#175 What attributes should you look for in analyzing an investment advisory firm, financial planner, investment partnership, crowdfunding platform o…
Money For the Rest of Us
10/04/2017
Navigating Modern Life Like The Amish
#174 What the Amish can teach us about adopting new technology without being overwhelmed.See Privacy Policy at link and Californ…
Money For the Rest of Us
09/27/2017
Should You Invest Based On Economic Cycles?
#173 What are some of challenges of investing using long-term economic cycles.See Privacy Policy at link and California Privacy …
Money For the Rest of Us
09/20/2017
Equifax Aftermath—Should You Freeze Your Credit To Protect Against Identity Theft?
#172 Why your personal data will be compromised if it hasn't already been, and what to do to protect yourself from the consequences of identity theft…
Money For the Rest of Us
09/13/2017